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How to Breed Red Arrowfish
Essentials of Red Arrowfish Breeding

The Red Arrowfish is a beautiful ornamental fish. It is native to South America. In its origin, this fish usually grows up to 7-8cm. The body size is larger. Generally about 12CM. The Red Arrowfish is strong, easy to breed, and is not picky about food. Omnivorous. Earthworms. Red worms. Artificial feed can be fed. Water quality is generally weak acid or alkaline can adapt. Cold resistance is good, suitable for growing temperature between 20-26 degrees Celsius. The optimal temperature is 24 degrees. This fish likes to jump when frightened. It is best to keep it in an aquarium with a cover on top. The life span of this fish is usually 5 years.

Breeding characteristics: Adults are usually sexually mature at 7 months of age. They can mate and give birth to young. The males and females of the red arrowfish are easy to distinguish. Males are slender, bright red, with a caudal fin that forms a strong mating apparatus, while females are short and fat, with a flattened anal fin. It prefers to live in groups. Breeding water temperature is 23-25 degrees Celsius. Generally speaking, the ratio of male to female is 1:3. That way the fertilization rate is high. The female is fertilized inside the body. What comes out is young roe. When the female is about to give birth, the anus will show obvious black fetal spots. At this time, you can put the female into the breeding tank and keep the area around the breeding tank quiet. Keep the breeding tank quiet to prevent the female from being frightened by the sperm and having a hard time giving birth. The female can produce 30-200 juvenile fry at a time. The number of fry produced depends on the size of the female and the care she receives from the owner. Generally, after one brood. The next brood can be produced in 30-50 days. The newborn fry hide in the grass. After three months of careful rearing. After three months of careful rearing, they can distinguish between male and female. At this time, the arrow tail on the lower edge of the male's caudal fin begins to develop.

Note: Red Arrowfish can easily crossbreed with Moonfish. If you have moonfish at home. If you have moonfish at home, please breed them separately to ensure the purity of the red archery fish.

Note: The red arrowfish can easily crossbreed with the moonfish.